VOICE TEACHER REACTS TO NIGHTWISH - The Islander

Marco Hietala is incredible in The Islander - Live At Tampere!
Nightwish continues to inspire me and thrill me as an amazing band of truly excellent musicians and performers.
Marco has such amazing control of his voice and his colors and his shading is so wonderful. He belts, he sing in his mix and he sings loud, soft, high and low so effortlessly and with so many different shades and tones...it's awesome!
He's also such a brilliant storyteller.
I LOVED THIS!!
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[@AnOldGreyDog]

Marko's t-shirt: 'my backing singer is Floor Jansen' Re: video quality. Yes, it's not great; no, it's not distracting.

[@AnOldGreyDog]

PS. It's pronounced Hee-ET-ala

[@ChrisPage68]

And Floor's t-shirt has the opposite on it...except when she backs herself.

[@MikeGoodrich]

@@AnOldGreyDog Thank you!!

[@MikeGoodrich]

Great T - Shirt! Thank for the video thoughts!

[@WillyAndreBergstrom]

As for the video quality, simply swapping out that Logitech 930 with a Logitech Brio will do wonders. Then you can pretty much keep the rest of the setup.

[@mdudley52]

High Hope's cover,you won't be disappointed.

[@leonardocorsi458]

This is the comment i was looking for!

[@Forest_1995]

Yes this would be perfect 👌

[@horseshoe_nc]

Yes.

[@nelsongollarza8617]

I support you man. That's a great video.

[@PVDH_magic]

100 times this. Their cover of Pink Floyd's High Hopes is incredible and Marko is great there.

[@brianalmeida1964]

I think the smile and look of pure joy on Floor's face at the end of the song, when Marco is making his way back to the rest of the band, speaks volumes!

[@helenahey]

You can tell that they're so supportive of each other, it's lovely to see. :)

[@davidweidman5222]

an all-star cast in perfect harmony!

[@mariogansbeke]

@@helenahey They genuinely love and respect each other. You see that at the end of the concert too, everyone is embracing each other and petting on the back. The vibe is soooooo good!!!!!! I love it!!! Floor said in an interview that the band members became her brothers and I believe her, no doubt...

[@MikeGoodrich]

Yes!!

[@stwjester3660]

She almost started smiling in the middle of that last phrase( 13:44 because I think Marco went EVEN HIGHER than he normally does and than she was expecting and took the high harmony. The laugh at the end when she points to him and then looks at Toumas like "That cheeky little fucker." LOL

[@hennavesterinen3097]

Marco comes from a small town known as Tervo. My grandmother is related to him in some obscure way (cousins' cousins' twice removed or something like that; people from small towns are usually related to each other) and she thinks he is just a some long-haired rebel who moved out of the town to play some music for fun. Once, I tried to explain to her that Marko is a world-famous musician, and I ended up feeling like I need to bang my head against a wall. Marco is so underappreciated here that it makes me cry.

[@markmorales9402]

The one thing I’ve always loved about Nightwish, is the fact that they craft music to let each individual instrumentalist shine and with a vocalist like Floor Jansen who has a voice that is so powerful ,the harmonies she does with Marco is just enough to complement Marco and not overpower his performance!

[@koragg3399]

the video quality is not bad.nor is is it grate.however it's ok for your purpose and what's important is the audio which i find to above average. and im so happy you enjoy the music whit us Mike .

[@CarlosFerrabone]

What this guy said

[@remcoschutter6548]

Agreed!

[@skullair52]

Agreed , Sound is more important than video, I didn't notice anything bad

[@GerardvanGrinsven]

Same here!

[@anttones]

seconding this

[@jopes4855]

Yup, thats Marko, only man worthy to use Floor as backing vocals. 😁 I have no clue why anyone would say video quality is poor. It's fine. Actually better than 70% of other reaction videos 👍

[@Trevor21230]

My favorite part of the entire performance is Marco's smile when the rest of the band comes in. He's completely comfortable, and it shows.

[@godcaoss]

You should watch Phantom of the Opera as well. Ridiculous performance by him, and it has the plus of getting to react to Tarja too. Edit: As stated below, End of an Era version.

[@Idefixu]

AGREED! Marko going crazy on vocals, Tarja too. It's a wild performance and I love it. They really play their roles with great interaction. They make Phantom their own. Hilarious!

[@oo.llpee.7457]

Indeed. End of an Era version.

[@haukionkannel]

Definitely this one! Fun and epic version of classic musical song! Tarja and Marko Also match their Sounds so nicely! The best version ever ;) IMHO

[@AudriusZu]

Best phantom part ever singed :)

[@helenespaulding9372]

You would enjoy Nightwish’s cover of the Pink Floyd song High Hopes.....Marko is the vocalist there as well. And the song is so powerful....

[@emeraldeye14]

I'm not a singer, no one wants to hear me sing, but I love watching these kinds of videos of bands I adore because it often explains WHY the music works in a way that I'm not able to articulate

[@MikeGoodrich]

Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoy them!

[@evaespino4526]

Check out the song While your lips are still red, Marco is great there also. And to keep the fascinating world of Nightwish look for the song Shoemaker. Great video!!!

[@KabraxisOblivion]

I love the music video

[@ari-etta]

I prefer to see the life versions and I can't wait for Shoemaker life, if they will bring it life. But I agree, it is a song for Mike to listen to, the vocals of Floor are crazy......

[@qayaki]

While Your Lips Are Still Red (Wembley Arena live 2016)

[@PaulSmith-pt3zu]

I’ve not been bothered by the video quality. Marco is so underrated and deserves much more credit. The more I listen and watch NW the more I’m impressed with What he adds to this band. He must that good when you’ve got the best female singer in the world on back vocals 🤩

[@koala1234ish]

I'm not a singer, I just enjoy these reactions and am grateful to get all this information of what all there is to singing. Some of it goes over my head, some of it I try to remember and think about. But more than that I enjoy watching people be moved!

[@winterwillow3078]

Me too :)

[@demoncleaner80]

Glad I'm not the only one ;)

[@Anders_Eriksson]

Yep same here. What happends to me is that I feel like I'm listen to the music together with someone in a strange way. And of course the reaction of my fellow listener, wich always blows me away since NW never fails to suck you in in the best way imaginable.

[@johnvanidestine4990]

My favorite thing about Nightwish hands down is everything they do is in service to the song not to themselves. They're all extremely extremely talented and well-trained individuals but they carry it with dignity and very little ego. That's why I love these reaction videos the pure joy I see in y'all's eyes.

[@pekkakarppinen1608]

Where there are no subtitles Marko just asked if the audience will join him with the chorus. I always shed some tears when his bandmates entered to backing him. It's so beautiful. Great reaction, thank you! Your video quality is not the best one but i don't mind.

[@JessyBee1313]

that smile when Marko hears the rest of the band behind him is nearly as great as his "afarrrrr...." Love them so much!

[@HistoryNerd808]

If you want a good song that really plays up the Celtic influence, I'd suggest "My Walden"

[@cyberjarl]

You know a band has talent when they can put Floor Jansen on back vocals, even for just one song :D

[@prchise]

You, sir, are a joy to watch. Real, genuine reactions. Talking technical stuff when required, but emotions are the key. Best regards from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Please keep on reacting to NW music. You are awesome!

[@kresimirkovac6910]

Love your name. 😂😂😂 Pozdrav iz Hrvatske.

[@kderinoglu]

Sir I love your Nightwish reactions and am really impressed with your style and musical knowledge. I'd really love to watch you reacting to "High Hopes" (Pink Floyd cover) from End of an Era DVD. Marco is making a hell of a job singing solo. I have watched lots and lots of Nightwish reactions but never come across High Hopes. I'm sure it will be a great video. Lots of love and respect from Istanbul, Turkey.

[@pdimi3829]

That and while your lips are still red, amazing vocals by Marko and great guitar playing by Troy

[@kderinoglu]

@@pdimi3829 yes you're right. Troy is an amazing musician as well.

[@kderinoglu]

And just how awesome is that? You've got Floor Jansen as your back vocalist.😂

[@Armandthevampire]

Another great video from the same concert is Slaying the dreamer. Both performances from Tarja and Marco. Here is a reaction to High Hopes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/naSvdYCPeZahsMU

[@VeryVery1]

Yesss, so true. 👏👏👏

[@nimwey7701]

Please check also While your lips are still Red live from Wembley

[@Paul_C]

This! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4eagX6saZ5mf8U

[@johto]

Yeah, its good ! Same setup. Marco on front, Floor supporting.

[@andrepippig3094]

You should listen to Marco's Pink Floyd-cover "High Hopes"

[@Iamthecrazyone]

Absolutely this.

[@FelycitySky]

Agree!

[@yourwinefamily1939]

Floor sings a beautiful ballad at same Tampere Concert: "Sleeping Sun"

[@Raztiana]

It's one of Tuomas' masterpieces, and when Floor gave it feeling it deserved, it became beyond beautiful.

[@pete3198]

One of my favourite nightwish songs, but not one that I feel Floor does justice to infortunately. :(

[@gadushholl3469]

@@pete3198 I think pple like to prefer Tarjas vocals on sleeping sun just because we known it first. But on its own the version with Floor is still wonderful. Just another approach as Tarja did it in a more "classical" way!?

[@garywillingham3644]

@@pete3198 It the one song i give to Tarja by a very very slight amount

[@maggaw9869]

Next from Finland: Poets of the Fall- Carnival of Rust. Live.

[@misfitheart]

Yes, I second that! I would love a reaction on Poets of the Fall - Carnival of Rust (Live). They also have some great acoustic sessions, recorded at The Alexander Theatre in Helsinki. You really should have a listen... Marko Saaresto's voice!!! :D Yes, they are from Finland too :P

[@wallingnaga6563]

Yes yes

[@cataclysmchildernsvoid3455]

Hell yah

[@cataclysmchildernsvoid3455]

Maybe HIM ,The Rasmus, Apocalyptica also

[@guilhermecunha7622]

Don't forget the astonishingly beautiful guitar composition that Marco completely nailed in this performance!

[@nottinghamforest07]

You know you're a great singer when Floor Jansen applauds the performance. Really nice song.

[@ilesalmo7724]

Please react to Marko's: "Isäni Ääni". There's an English version "The Voice Of My Father" but IMO Finnish version is better

[@dhaxgaming4488]

i am an english only speaker..and I 100% agree with you. When i heard they were going to do an english version I was like "nooo its perfect , leave it alone."

[@Mr.M1STER]

While I like the Finnish version and I know it was first, I have to say I prefer the English version of the album because I am an English speaker and understand what he is saying. I like to understand the lyrics.

[@kaelryder3565]

Finnish one is definitely the best one

[@Paul_C]

Here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaHCnIGshbafp5o

[@Raztiana]

It's obvious it was written and meant to be in Finnish, and original language is usually better....even though a lot of us can't understand it.

[@Debbie338]

I loved it when you said you can’t find anything negative to say about Marko’s voice. Marko is a musical wonder right up there with Floor.

[@ella_emayjee9403]

One of the best reaction channels here on KZbin! No overreacting, no click baiting, just pure emotion!

[@Pitchblackbones]

I'll be honest, I TOTALLY understand how it's easy to turn off your analytical mind with a truly transcendent song like The Islander. It's easily one of my favorite songs of all time, and I'm immediately transported to a waterfront far, far away from central Missouri. You're doing just fine with a song like this, and I still appreciate the nuanced commentary that you added in this video. To be clear, your musicianship, your critical commentary from 30 years of experience is powerful, it is *'meaningful* and I'm thankful for your contributions; but as a rabid nightwish fan for over half of my lifetime, I also come here to have the privilege of watching the wonder of new fandom flourish in someone's eyes. The shock, the thrill, the serenity, the intensity that a new fan experiences, it's beautifully nostalgic to me (and I'm confident in saying many others feel the same). So if you just need to be a fanboy for a period of time, fanboy away! That's JUST as enjoyable to me. You may want to take a look at Guylain Prince's model of reaction. As a professional literary theologian, and choir director, he puts a LOT of work into dissecting the lyrical commentary of each song. But his approach is very novel, and one that guarantees more views for the channel - he always begins with the first video, which is a simple reaction video, he makes commentary on the experience, how it impacts him, and his understanding of the subject matter. Then he makes a SECOND video, where he does his professional work, pulling the lyrics apart, putting them back together, inserting clips from the song to show how the track works so marvelously. I understand that you're a very busy man, and perhaps this is too much to ask of you, but this might be an effective means to divide your time into a) simple pleasure and appreciation of musicianship, and b) critical analysis, coupled with singing tips and tricks. Personally, I'm not horribly disturbed by your video quality, it's obviously not *brilliantly* crisp, and there *are* some definite concerns with compression problems (the video can be weirdly pixelated here and there, I see it most in the TV behind you) but if you never improved your camera, I wouldn't leave in a huff. With that being said, if you *did* decide to upgrade your camera to something accessible, I *DO* think the reach of your channel would improve, and it is a testament to your ability as a budding youtuber that it has reached 14k subscribers even WITH a "subpar" camera - many audiences simply refuse to watch low-quality video. If you don't have one already, you may want to consider opening up a Patreon account, where fans of yours could pay in for specialized content (perhaps from your other Inner Singer program?) Or unique request authority over the masses. If finances are a concern, regarding editing time or buying a better camera or video processing program, maybe your patrons can donate towards the cost of improving the channel? Something to consider! Well done so far, looking forward to seeing more!

[@johnlanham9057]

Floor’s joy at Marco’s singing speaks volumes about her. And he is Great. That song is a joy to just float along with. I still miss Jukka very much, but this band here onstage is a complete and total unit. Built to soar. I love Nightwish so much. The camera isn’t bad. I watch for your reaction to them as a fellow musician, not as an A/V guy. When other real musicians and vocalists go jaw-drop over Nightwish’s talent, I know that my civilian sense of amazement is justified. 👍🏻 💙💙💙 All Hail Floor 💙💙💙

[@aura5572]

"Floor Jansen is my back-up singer" is something only Marco can say

[@MikeGoodrich]

Haha! Indeed!!

[@mattphillips2530]

Marko has the best backup singer in the world. Except for Floor: she has Marko 😉

[@sarabanas1447]

No quality issues here whatsoever!!! We are not here for that clearly lol :) And thank u I’m SO in love with this song and hearing him and floor with how incredibly those 2 voices go together!!! ❤️

[@karstenth]

Mike, thank you for this reaction video!! Great choice to appreciate Marko's talent. Answer to your question: me personally, I'm not annoyed by your video quality at all! Just happy to see you again! Best

[@sanktpaulidude4305]

In some way this was the reaction that got me the most on an emotional level.

[@Kelly.sapphire]

While Your Lips are Still Red is a gorgeous song he leads in. It was made for a movie. In the live version, Floor does backing vocals. In the official music video it is just Marco.

[@EssiBunny]

The fact that Marko just released a solo album this year BOTH IN FINNISH AND THEN SELF-ADAPTED INTO ENGLISH just floors (heh) me. I'd love to hear your analysis on for example the Finnish and English versions of the same song from the album! :D The album is called Mustan Sydämen Rovio/Pyre of the Black Heart!

[@magiclife1998]

I swear I’m gonna bawl so much when I can finally see Nightwish live after watching all these reaction vids in confinement 🥺

[@ilyuser]

saw him perform the islander like this back in 2015 and it was so magical it made me cry

[@helenespaulding9372]

If you love the Celtic sound, you would enjoy Tuomas’ separate project with his wife and Troy......a group called Auri. Combines Celtic with some Eastern influences. Listen to the song See. Beautiful. Not for reaction, but for yourself. Just wanted to share.

[@Green-Lyon]

And now Tuomas's Wife Johanna Kurkela has a new band called "Altamullan Road" with frequent vocal collaborator Johanna Iivanainen. (The two Johannas can be heard on Tuomas's solo single, "A Lifetime of Adventure") It has a very "Auri-esque" sound.

[@helenespaulding9372]

Green-Lyon thanks!

[@alxm1271]

Everyone knows Floor is the frontwoman, but it doesn't hide the fact that NIghtwish has 2 lead vocals! Marco is sooo god he could have his own band and sing! The best thing of all, is that Floor and Marco benefit so much from each other, their harmonies are sick, they sing so beautifully together, and their choruses are absolutely boombastic. Also, Marco can give Floor some vocal rest in a 2 hour concert, wihtout sacrificing frontperson quality. AWESOME. I subbed, btw, apart from your obvious knowledge on the subject (I am perplexed, you come up with the notes and melody of a song section after hearing it 30 seconds ago), you enjoy the performances as only a few youtubers do...

[@laurajohnson8467]

I have loved Marco's vocal development from their first album to now. He has grown so magnificently.

[@laurnakingsley6947]

You should check out Nightwish - Phantom of the Opera, with Marco and Taja. It's old, but it's incredible :)

[@laurnakingsley6947]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bofKfX6OeZJ1pbs helpful link to the video lol x

[@Paul_C]

In that case you really don't need to worry about the video quality at all. 😉

[@oo.llpee.7457]

I don't find a single thing annoying or distrating on your videos. I could watch these every day, or multiple times per day. Video quality is not the best (but it's nowhere near bad either), but for me it's this content and audio quality what matters the most. So, thank you sir! PS. I'm still waiting for "The Phantom Of The Opera" by Nightwish (End of an Era).

[@helenespaulding9372]

Another great song where Floor and Marko sing beautifully together is Ever Dream. Floor solo’s and then “hands off the baton” to Marko seamlessly. The quality of Marko’s voice that hits me particularly is what I would call its warmth...

[@MissHmusicK]

High hopes End of an era!!!!

[@TheLOD2010]

Marco and Floor are a perfect harmony in singing togehter. Troy and Floore also (see How is the Heart acustic from Planet Rock)

[@Ilionej]

What is more impressive is that his vocal cords aren't in sync anymore since a botched polyp removal in the late 90s. And still he does that. He just lives for the music, for singing and playing. Also nothing wrong with the video quality. I don't get people complaining about that, while they probably watch on their phone anyway.

[@vadimm1414]

Not sure about large TV panels, but for watching on 5-6" smartphones the quality is quite enough. Thanks for the Islander by the way (: There's another song where Marco did a great job - it's a cover on Pink Floyd "High Hopes" song. Perhaps this cover does not need a video reaction, but I think you should definitely listen to it for fun.

[@phillipevans9414]

Vadim M. I usually watch on a laptop, and the quality is fine (you can tell it's not HD, but still perfectly acceptable) most important thing for these kinds of video's is the sound quality, which is excellent.

[@Pelasgos14]

Tides by Tarot The fathers of Finnish metal. Marco and his brother play together live more 20 years ago. Masterpiece. Blows me away. Live everyone with an open mouth by reacting to that.!

[@jouninissila990]

Really like this song and the medieval sound of it, even though i´m not a big Nightwish fan otherwise. As a citizen of Kuopio, Finland it is always so hilarious to see Marko at the local supermarket, wearing some stage ready leather-flame outfit and everybody let´s him do his shoppings in peace. He´s just been our Marco since Tarot and we don´t really have the star culture (thank god).

[@BrickCustoms7]

I love your videos, do more!!! Next High hopes live from them.

[@Doppeldropper]

Marco sings well in the "High hopes" and his old band Tarot the songs "Tides" and "Wings of darkness" - have fun 🤗

[@damonbryan7232]

All the praises for Marco. Even after a botched throat surgery. If you want a good example of Marco's voice before surgery. Nightwish Phantom of the Opera with original singer Tarja. As for video quality. It's better than most. Just for fun. Watch music video. You get to hear Annette. The biggest take away. About music video. How badass do you have to be to instead of setting around the campfire. The campfire sets around you.

[@annemariap3631]

The surgery was made in 1996 so there are no Nightwish performances before it.

[@Rosannasfriend]

Marco had surgery years before joining Nightwish

[@lizzie7654]

Would love to hear reaction to old nightwish Tarja and Marco phantom of the opera is a great choice!

[@Idefixu]

Phantom by Marko and Tarja!!!

[@TheNismo777]

Rest of the band never leaves any member alone, they are family 😊

[@MissHmusicK]

Phantom of the Opera with tarja! from end of an era recording

[@Zozo-K-]

I watch a lot of Nightwish reactions and yours are my favorites, because you do know what you’re talking about and you ARE so appreciative of the songwriting and performance. And I’ve never noticed anything wrong with your video quality...it’s fine. Some suggestions for future Nightwish reactions: from the Wacken 2013 show, Storytime, Everdream, Romanticide, and I Want My Tears Back.

[@lilz3bra]

As I was trying to describe to a friend of mine why I loved nightwish' songs (but didn't have the technical knowledge to put it into words), I came by this channel, and although I was looking for a technical analysis of Marco's singing, I was really delighted by how much joy, fun and pleasure you got from the song. I was thinking about writing that, and then you mentioned it in the video, and i find it amazing. It's really hard to know about something and ignore it for the sake of the enjoyment. People often forget about enjoying and focus on pure critique, and become cynic just because they know how it's done (and im talking about all aspects of life, or at least art, and not only singing). It's easy to find people saying nice things about good artists and easier to find critique on technical aspects of what is done, but having the capability to enjoy the art, and then give commentary about it, it's rare, and i appreciate it. I'll be subscribing now, not because you said some nice things about the music I like, but because of the pure joy on your face AND the comment on how you turn off the teacher in you.

[@inkak.2010]

You are like a vocal Bob Ross of this century, your videos calm me and help me fall asleep, so - thank you. And I will speak for all your Finnish followers, thta you are more than welcome here when the pandemic is over. So please stay safe.

[@MikeGoodrich]

Thank you so much!! (-:

[@seadog678]

Please react to Phantom of the opera with Nightwish and their first singer Tarja.

[@chryse]

I love this song and Marko does such a beautiful job. How awesome is it that Nightwish is such a bountiful group they can do songs where Floor Jansen is the backing vocalist?

[@humbertopachecolira9986]

Floor Janssen backing vocals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaa1e4OVptJ6r5I

[@thanorodd5663]

Always fun to see someone knowledgeable really appreciating Marko. I would strongly recommend reacting to Nightwish's performance of "Phantom of the Opera" with Tarja, as Marko puts on an unbelievable performance there. He's also prominent in "Romanticide" live at Wacken, among so many others. Always looking forward to your next Nightwish reaction, whatever it is!

[@Idefixu]

Phantom with Marko and Tarja!!!

[@troybalster3687]

If floor ever leaves just have Marco sing everything and we will be happy.

[@villainouschrisk2709]

Marco He-A-Ta-La. he is quite the character! a natural performer just like Floor. video quality is fine. glad you are finding time for these reactions. love your facial expressions when you listen to the music.

[@leftyme4568]

Who have ever had the best singer in the world backing them up. Only Marko

[@smashingapple9881]

You and beth roars are the best and most credible vocal coach out there... ♥️

[@paulmdevenney]

For More Marko - While Your lips are still red, Phantom of the Opera and the High Hopes Pink Floyd cover (End of an Era). No I don't think the camera quality is distracting, but your content is very professional and having a higher quality camera/lighting setup would help reinforce that for you. EDIT - I think your format of coming back to do a second video where you go into the detail is great. Also....can you teach me to sing like Marko? Or half as good even !

[@jaskierdraven9191]

Wow when Marco went higher on that last bit and Floor rolls with it because they usually don't do that. It was beautiful. I had the pleasure of seeing that song live it was so beautiful it immediately drew the whole venue into the song. If you really like Marco he cam out with his own solo album Pyre of the Black Heart, and sang with another band called Tarot.

[@larrymockridge4653]

Marco on "The Siren". What a picture he paints...

[@R---66---R]

Hi...Floor Jansen was born on the 21st of February in Goirle, The Netherlands and joined Nightwish (from Finland ofcourse) some years ago. Together with Marco Hietala, they form the top of what lets itself being described as 'ultimate singing skills'...an amazing duo, which I coincidentally learned to love 100%...thnx!

[@JHX1]

Epica, any 'retrospect concert (with choir and orchestra)" song, preferably "design your universe"

[@Dianen65]

you are so right, sometimes you just have to be quiet and enjoy the ride 😁 I like to see how you enjoy real art.

[@kelley9382]

omg ILOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS GUYS VOICE TOO!!!! I came here as a diehard fan of #marcohietala I have adored him most since Tarja. He is the thing I've loved about Nightwish. Mad props to Tuomas. He IS Nightwish, but my gods , so is MARCO. I adore Floor, she IS effortless AND flawless & simply can't be beat. I'll keep listening to Nightwish, but I'm deeply conflicted about Nightwish without Marco. I tried to sing for years in school, but I'm hopeless. I STILL adore people like you. AND Marco. 😃

[@y1x1ng222]

Floor and Marko are incredible together. Add Troy's backing vocals to the mix and you have magic. Many of the songs from the Live in Buenos Aires 2018 concert have a lot of collaboration between Floor, Marko, and Troy. React to any of those songs, and you'll be amazed! Great reaction!

[@erickbannwart938]

React to High Hopes (Pink Floyd Cover) by Nightwish (with marco singing). Better than the original

[@kderinoglu]

Yes, it's almost perfect, amazing and everything. But seriously, nothing can top Pink Floyd, not even Nightwish. PF is something very very else. And I'm sure the NW guys have no intention to be better than the original. Their cover is amazing, but it's coming from their huge huge respect to PF and David Gilmour.

[@erickbannwart938]

@@kderinoglu I think it is almost unanimous... I'm not a huge fan of PF, although I love Meddle. Fantastic. But I know what they are. NW version, for me, is better to listen, but it's easier to make something good from a great thing already done. PF did from zero. I totally understand it kkk but i prefer NW version

[@MichaelTilton]

The smile on your face is reaction enough. Like a little kid's face of joy.

[@kagekenturo]

Some great Marco songs or Marco involved songs I think you would enjoy Nightwish -kiss while your lips are still red Delaine -the gathering-sing to me-control the storm-(he has done atleast 10 or so tracks with Delaine across atleast 3 of their albums) Marco himself check out his entire solo album pyre of the black heart my three favs are -isani aani/my father's voice- livia/stones- tahti,hiekka ja varjo/ star sand and shadow- I gave both finnish and English because honestly the whole album is good in either language so it's is definitely worth a listen in both finnish and English though there are some changes here and there between the two I hope you enjoy them and hope to see further reactions and that this little list gives you more options for Marco and another very good band Delaine

[@korvkioskshelvete]

”While Your Lips Are Still Red” is a fantastic ballad by Nightwish with Marko singing backed up by Floor

[@douglascampbell9809]

One of the reasons Floor is so happy during this concert is her family was at the show. Though she and the band always seem to be having a blast when they are on stage. Strike that. They seem to be having fun all the time. On stage, with the media, fans, each other. So everywhere. Another good Marko song would be Nightwish - While Your Lips Are Still Red (Live at Wembley Arena) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4eagX6saZ5mf8U

[@MikeGoodrich]

Great! Thanks a lot!!

[@IonAeon]

I was at the first concert they ever did with material from Dark Passion Play and their new lead. It was an "open secret" concert in a small rock club close to where I lived at the time. The new singer was definitely a change, but she was alright. ...aaaand then the lights dimmed and torches and a single chair were marched on to the stage. Marco came out alone holding an acoustic and as the intro started, I knew I was going to hear something magical.

[@mariaelenasanchezyanez690]

Great reaction, Marco is beautiful , great singer metal, and Floor is amazing soprano and singer metal

[@maxscmidt3857]

you have to know, that this song was originally performed by marco and anette singing 90% of it together, but cause floors voice is much different, he had to do 90% alone, thats why his voice sounds so soft here

[@SpaceJugs]

Great reaction as always =) Video quality is just fine =) Now you need to do High hopes from The end of an era tour, that´s my favourite performance with Marco =)

[@00Jess_M]

thank you for this reaction, I really enjoyed it. 😊 it's one of my favorite Nightwish songs, especially this version, because I always love when it's Marko's turn. there are already other comments with some great recommendations like "when your lips are still red", "phantom of the opera with Tarja", "high hopes" (all three with Marko) and "Shoemaker" (an amazing Floor). in Shoemaker you can also hear the third voice of the band (Troy, the guy on the low whistle). I think you really would enjoy those. the video quality is fine by the way. I have a clear view of facial expressions, which I love 😁, and the sound is great. so no need to change it in my opinion.

[@forgalzz7]

Quality is good enough to watch one guy talking. Audio is more important, and it's good.

[@vsGoliath96]

Marco's singing always fascinates me because of the story behind it. Essentially, his voice used to sound completely different, then in the mid-90's, I believe, he had to have surgery to remove something from his throat. The operation went wrong and actually damaged his vocal chords, rendering him incapable of doing vibrato and changing his pitch significantly. He had to spend years completely relearning how to sing. The surgery is also apparently responsible for the extremely unique, raspy tone of his voice. This guy went through a lot to get where he is.

[@duncansmith6970]

#Nightwish give this man some tickets to a show. I think out of all of us he deserves them.. He loves you VIP him PLEASE!!!!!

[@VonArmagedda]

In 1996, he went trough a surgery, where they removed polyp from his throat, which surgeon actually botched, damaging his voice. He can't do high pitches anymore, but as one can see, he's doing fine

[@IsabelGerdina888]

In the end, your face.....speechless....Love it. I love Floor her voice, and Marko's voice... their own technics using!! I just want to say, I enjoyed watching your comments, and .....Merry Christmas from Holland! (From Gerdina I.)

[@jarkkokyntaja4073]

You probably...liked it !!! Marco, or Marko, is the real thing. I discovered him 1986, so I have had the pleasure of enjoying him singing long before he started to work with Nightwish. Try his band Tarot, you will be amazed !

[@THEROLLINGROAD2010]

I'm a fellow musician and wonder which stone I've been living under for the past hundred years never having heard of both Floor and or Nightwish. I only discovered Nightwish last week through watching various artists on Beste Zangers comparing them to the rubbish we get here in UK on similar type talent shows i.e. The Voice, X Factor etc and it was on that show that I heard Floor performing Phantom where she was great. Nightwish popped up a few times in the thumbnails but I never paid much attention to them but so glad I did and now I'm totally totally hooked. The best live performances I have ever heard and love your reviews as full of passion and your sheer amazement like mine at their talent.

[@Wulfshade]

The finnish part lacking subtittles goes like: Marco: "So if I play the chorus, you'll sing along, right?" Audience: "Yyeeeaah!" Marco: "You will?" Audience: "YYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAH!" Marco: "Okay, so we're gonna do it" And video quality is just fine, btw.

[@Green-Lyon]

Never been distracted by the video quality. Your convenience is a definite & important factor. All I heard and saw in this video was unmitigated joy.

[@MrJFTrinity]

great Reaction again, think Marco would love it like me ... "while youre lips are still red" is another song where Marco is showing his skills and he can make people cry like Floor, he´s amazing .... like Floor

[@davidcoyne7291]

Marko is the soul of Nightwish. I couldn't imagine the band without him. I don't think they would have made it work with three completely different singers if it wasn't for him. The man is like a monolith standing at the center of the tempest anchoring the whole ship. I never did hear how he joined the band. Anyone got the story?

[@williamhall9524]

Marko is gone and has been replaced, I hope the new guy can sing as well as play bass. They have changed drummers also.

[@crazkur2624]

Oh boy did this comment not age well....

[@rickysellstedt7395]

"Ill stop and try to sound intellegent!" and then you go on to say some super insightful stuff! I know im late on this but, looking through your videos, you are quickly becoming one of my favourite reactors! Keep up the great work, sir!

[@black4pienus]

Isn't Marco a gem? I love that man. I knew you'd enjoy this!

[@ivangushkov3651]

I have a friend who is also a Nightwish fan. I asked her once, who is your favourite of the Nightwish vocalists? Marco, she answers. So I go, no no you misunderstood me, who is your favourite of the girls, the three lead vocalists they have had? Marco, she answers again. Absolute legend :D

[@missrubyphoenix]

This song is so beautiful and soothing, I'm an aspiring writer and it fills my mind with images of an old small island, people leaving there and an old man remembering the times when he used to sail away from home to search for gold and other treasures (sorry if it sounds a bit confusing, English isn't my first language)

[@junglekimmy3611]

You should write that book 👌